Indian Pangolin vs Narrow swordfern

Manis crassicaudata compared with Nephrolepis cordifolia

Key Differences

• Indian Pangolin is Endangered while Narrow swordfern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Indian Pangolin	Narrow swordfern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Pholidota (Pholidota)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Manidae	Nephrolepidaceae
Genus	Manis	Nephrolepis
Species	Manis crassicaudata	Nephrolepis cordifolia

Conservation Status

Indian Pangolin

EN — Endangered

Narrow swordfern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Indian Pangolin	Narrow swordfern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Indian Pangolin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Narrow swordfern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (Italy, Portugal, Sweden), North America (Cuba, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).